.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Workers WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell returned to ESPN to deal with the New Orleans Saints in the summertime of 2022. She left behind the business in 2019 after joining in 2016 to deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a grad of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has actually covered the NFL because 2013. You can adhere to Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints security and ALS supporter Steve Gleason is steady and bouncing back at a local area health center after a health care activity earlier recently, according to his public relations consultant Clare Durrett.Durrett stated Gleason surged a fever as well as possessed remarkably reduced high blood pressure Wednesday, urging his medical doctor to propose he be taken to a hospital.However, this was after Storm Francine, a Classification 2 tornado, made landfall near Morgan Area, Louisiana, with continual winds of nearly 100 miles per hour. Almost 390,000 locals throughout Louisiana lost power, and also New Orleans as well as encompassing regions experienced some road flooding.Durrett said there was actually a problem that ambulance as well as first -responders would not manage to reach Gleason, however "thankfully, they made it via to him each time when Steve's health was actually degrading."" They quickly stabilized him as well as carried him to Ochsner," Durrett said. "He remains there and also stable. He's continuing to be actually alleviated, and also our team are enthusiastic Steve will perform what Steve does and also fighter by means of to acquire home as rapidly as achievable." Gleason's representative X profile published an upgrade Thursday early morning saying thanks to the very first responders and also the medical center for looking after Gleason.Gleason was detected along with ALS, for which there is presently no treatment, in 2011 and right now breathes via a ventilator. He corresponds utilizing his eyes via a focused tablet affixed to his wheelchair.Gleason's crew submitted a notification coming from him Friday: "ALS is a storm of a condition. And also on 9/11 in the midst of Storm Francine, power outages & sketchy phone service, storm ALS produced landfall. Thank you for the highly effective passion and also help coming from each of you. Commemorate this possibility to be alive and also breathing. I adore yall - SG." A notification from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Reside Impossible" (@SteveGleason) September thirteen, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints unique groups leader that played seven seasons for New Orleans, is most known on the industry for his obstructed punting against the Atlanta ga Falcons in the Saints' initial game back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 observing Cyclone Katrina. He is actually currently an advocate for ALS awareness as well as functions through his nonprofit Team Gleason to give technology, devices as well as help services to others living with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Nerve Award in July. He as well as co-writer Jeff Duncan also recently published Gleason's memoir "A Life Inconceivable," which Gleason wrote using his eyes.